On this day: December 27

Charles Darwin embarks on the HMS Beagle, "Howdy Doody" makes its TV debut, Apollo 8 splashes down after orbiting the Moon, and the Soviet Union occupies Afghanistan, all on this day.

2 / 33

John Moore/Getty Images

2007: Former Pakistani Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto is assassinated by a bomb blast in Rawalpindi, Pakistan, two weeks before the scheduled 2008 general election in which she was a leading opposition candidate.

Comments

The views expressed are not those of this company or its affiliated companies. Please note by clicking on "Post" you acknowledge that you have read the Terms Of Service and the comment you are posting is in compliance with such terms.